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explain why iridium is more common in the interior of the earth than in the surface rocks and crust of the earth.

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Answer: Iridium is more common in the earth's interior though still very rare because it behaves as iron does and sinks. So iridium is less common in the crust because it sank to the core during earth's formation.

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